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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
 Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

July 7, 1998
 (Date of earliest event reported)

  AMTRAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

INDIANA                       000-21642                   35-1617970  
(State or Other                (Commission File             (IRS Employer       
Jurisdiction                        Number)             Identification Number)  
of Incorporation)                                                               

  7337 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

46231 
(Zip Code)

(317) 247-4000  
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  

None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   

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Item 5.           Other Events.                                                 

                  Attached as Exhibit  99(c) to this report is the Amtran,  Inc.
                  regular  monthly  traffic press release.  This release,  dated
July 7, 1998, announces its June traffic.   

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                                           

                      Amtran, Inc.
                      (Registrant)

Date:  July 7, 1998                   By:    Kenneth K. Wolff                   
                         (Signature)

                   Name:  Kenneth K. Wolff

                               Title: Executive Vice President and
                                 Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX     

Exhibit           Description                                             Page  

99(c)             Press Release dated July 7, 1998.                         6   

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Exhibit 99(c)   

                                       Media Contact:  Mary Cochran 317/240-7473
                                  Investor Relations Contact: Kim Wick
                                                                  317/240-7602

      ATA REPORTS 21% INCREASE IN JUNE SCHEDULED SERVICE TRAFFIC
    Overall Traffic Up 10.7%

INDIANAPOLIS,  IN July 7, 1998 -- American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA),  the principal
subsidiary of Amtran, Inc.  (Nasdaq/NNM:  "AMTR"),  today reported its June 1998
traffic results.                                                                

System-wide  for June 1998,  compared with a year ago:  revenue  passenger miles
(RPMs)  increased 10.7% to 840.2 million;  available seat miles (ASMs) increased
11.8% to 1.2  billion;  and total block hours  flown  increased  12.5% to 13,636
while flying the same number of aircraft as the prior year.                     

In scheduled  service for June 1998, as compared with June 1997:  RPMs increased
21.0% to 553.2  million;  and ASMs increased  16.5% to 695.7 million;  passenger
load increased 2.9 points to 79.5%.                                             

In charter service:  ASMs increased 5.7% to 479.8 million; and block hours flown
decreased 0.8% to 4,159 in June 1998 as compared with June 1997.                

"We are very  pleased  to have  ended the second  quarter  with a strong  June,"
commented  John Tague,  Amtran's  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer.  "In
scheduled  service we increased traffic 21% and also improved our load factor to
79.5%, a record for any June since the Company became public in 1993."          

ATA, in its 25th year,  operates a fleet of 45 aircraft,  including Boeing 727s,
Boeing 757s and  Lockheed  L-1011s,  which is  supported  by the  Company's  own
maintenance and engineering  facilities in Indianapolis and  Chicago-Midway  and
maintenance  support  stations  worldwide.  Amtran's  common stock trades on the
NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "AMTR."                                    
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Amtran Reports June Traffic                                               Page 2

The following are the carrier's June and  year-to-date  traffic figures for 1998
and 1997:                                                                       

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System-wide                                  June             June                      
                                                                                        
                                            1998              1997            Change    
                                       ----------------  ----------------  -------------
Total                                                                                   
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                 840,174           758,761          10.7% 
Available seat miles (000s)                  1,178,554         1,054,244          11.8% 
Revenue passengers carried                     526,271           445,425          18.2% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            1,596             1,703          -6.3% 
Block hours flown                               13,636            12,123          12.5% 

Charter Service                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                 285,680           300,020          -4.8% 
Available seat miles (000s)                    479,773           453,805           5.7% 
Revenue passengers carried                     133,988           135,753          -1.3% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            2,132             2,210          -3.5% 
Block hours flown                                4,159             4,191          -0.8% 

Scheduled Service                                                                       
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                 553,204           457,371          21.0% 
Available seat miles (000s)                    695,669           597,002          16.5% 
Passenger load factor                            79.5%             76.6%        2.9 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                     391,504           309,028          26.7% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            1,413             1,480          -4.5% 
Block hours flown                                9,444             7,902          19.5% 

Sub-service                                                                             
Block Hours                                                                             
Block hours flown                                   33                30          10.0% 

                                       Year-to-date       Year-to-date                  
                                            1998              1997            Change    
Total                                                                                   
Revenue passenger miles (000s)               4,893,832         4,415,417          10.8% 
Available seat miles (000s)                  6,870,936         6,090,142          12.8% 
Revenue passengers carried                   3,175,401         2,750,826          15.4% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            1,541             1,605          -4.0% 
Block hours flown                               79,895            65,672          21.7% 

Charter Service                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000s)               1,993,870         2,337,010         -14.7% 
Available seat miles (000s)                  3,048,088         3,349,969          -9.0% 
Revenue passengers carried                   1,033,611         1,275,439         -19.0% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            1,929             1,832           5.3% 
Block hours flown                               26,407            30,439         -13.2% 

Scheduled Service                                                                       
Revenue passenger miles (000s)               2,791,942         2,070,657          34.8% 
Available seat miles (000s)                  3,648,340         2,723,608          34.0% 
Passenger load factor                            76.5%             76.0%        0.5 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                   2,073,631         1,469,860          41.1% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)            1,346             1,409          -4.5% 
Block hours flown                               51,610            35,001          47.5% 

Sub-service                                                                             
Block hours flown                                1,877              232`         709.1% 

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Amtran Reports June Traffic                                               Page 3

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ATA Connection (Contract Commuter)           June              June                       
                                                                                          
Scheduled Service                            1998              1997            Change     
                                       -----------------  ----------------  --------------
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                    2,826             2,019           40.0% 
Available seat miles (000s)                       4,475             3,285           36.2% 
Passenger load factor                             63.2%             61.5%         1.7 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                       16,413            10,662           53.9% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)               172               189           -9.0% 
Block hours flown                                 1,340             1,079           24.2% 

                                         Year-to-date      Year-to-date                   
                                             1998              1997            Change     
                                       -----------------  ----------------  --------------
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                   14,234             6,046          135.4% 
Available seat miles (000s)                      25,218             9,856          155.9% 
Passenger load factor                             56.4%             61.3%        -4.9 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                       80,785            31,573          155.9% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)               176               191           -7.9% 
Block hours flown                                 7,525             3,129          140.5% 

ATA Jet Operations                           June              June                       
Total                                          1998            1997            Change     
                                       -----------------  ----------------  --------------
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                  837,348           756,742           10.7% 
Available seat miles (000s)                   1,174,079         1,050,959           11.7% 
Revenue passengers carried                      509,858           434,763           17.3% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             1,642             1,741           -5.7% 
Block hours flown                                12,296            11,044           11.3% 

Charter Service                                                                           
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                  285,680           300,020           -4.8% 
Available seat miles (000s)                     479,773           453,805            5.7% 
Revenue passengers carried                      133,988           135,753           -1.3% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             2,132             2,210           -3.5% 
Block hours flown                                 4,159             4,191           -0.8% 

Scheduled Service                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                  550,378           455,352           20.9% 
Available seat miles (000s)                     691,194           593,717           16.4% 
Passenger load factor                             79.6%             76.7%         2.9 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                      375,091           298,366           25.7% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             1,467             1,526           -3.9% 
Block hours flown                                 8,104             6,823           18.8% 

                                         Year-to-date      Year-to-date                   
                                            1998               1997            Change     
Total                                                                                     
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                4,879,598         4,409,371           10.7% 
Available seat miles (000s)                   6,845,718         6,080,286           12.6% 
Revenue passengers carried                    3,094,616         2,719,253           13.8% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             1,577             1,622           -2.8% 
Block hours flown                                72,369            62,543           15.7% 

Charter Service                                                                           
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                1,993,870         2,337,010          -14.7% 
Available seat miles (000s)                   3,048,088         3,349,969           -9.0% 
Revenue passengers carried                    1,033,611         1,275,439          -19.0% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             1,929             1,832            5.3% 
Block hours flown                                26,407            30,439          -13.2% 

Scheduled Service                                                                         
Revenue passenger miles (000s)                2,777,708         2,064,611           34.5% 
Available seat miles (000s)                   3,623,122         2,713,752           33.5% 
Passenger load factor                             76.7%             76.1%         0.6 pts 
Revenue passengers carried                    1,992,846         1,438,287           38.6% 
Average passenger trip length (miles)             1,394             1,435           -2.9% 
Block hours flown                                44,085            31,872           38.3% 

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